How to Address
Wedding Invitations
Getting ready to mail out your wedding invites? Here’s how to address the envelopes for every type of guest—and every type of wedding.
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Where we’ve included multiple options, the most traditional way is shown first.
To a married couple
To a married couple
Outer Envelope
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Simpson
or
Mr. Homer and Ms. Marge Simpson
or
Homer and Marge Simpson
Inner Envelope
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson
or
Homer and Marge
To a married couple with
different last names
To a married couple with
different last names
Outer Envelope
Ms. Leslie Knope and Mr. Ben Wyatt
Inner Envelope
Ms. Knope and Mr. Wyatt
or
Leslie and Ben
To a married couple &
their children
To a married couple &
their children
Outer Envelope
Mr. and Mrs. Cory Matthews
or
The Matthews Family
Inner Envelope
Mr. and Mrs. Matthews
Riley and Auggie
or
Cory, Topanga, Riley and Auggie
or
The Matthews Family
To an unmarried couple
living together
To an unmarried couple
living together
Outer Envelope
Ms. Amy Farrah Fowler and Mr. Sheldon Cooper
Inner Envelope
Ms. Fowler and Mr. Cooper
or
Amy and Sheldon
To an unmarried couple
not living together
To an unmarried couple
not living together
Send the invite to the person you’re closest with.
Outer Envelope
Mr. Zack Morris
Inner Envelope
Mr. Morris
Miss Kapowski
or
Zack
Kelly
To a single person (with guest)
To a single person
(with guest)
Outer Envelope
Ms. Elaine Benes
Inner Envelope
Ms. Benes and Guest
or
Elaine and Guest
To a widow (with guest)
To a widow (with guest)
Outer Envelope
Mrs. Blanche Devereaux
or
Mrs. George Devereaux
Inner Envelope
Mrs. Devereaux and Guest
To a divorced woman
(with guest)
To a divorced woman
(with guest)
Find out whether she’s continuing to use her married name or reverting to her maiden name.
Outer Envelope
Mrs. Megan Draper
or
Ms. Megan Draper
Inner Envelope
Mrs. Draper and Guest
or
Ms. Draper and Guest
To a member of the military & spouse
To a member of the military & spouse
Outer Envelope
Lieutenant and Mrs. Dan Taylor
or
Lieutenant Dan Taylor and Mrs. Susan Taylor
Inner Envelope
Lieutenant and Mrs. Taylor
or
Dan and Susan
To a couple, wife is a doctor
To a couple, wife is a doctor
Outer Envelope
Doctor Rainbow Johnson and Mr. Dre Johnson
Inner Envelope
Doctor Johnson and Mr. Johnson
To a couple, husband is a doctor
To a couple, husband is a doctor
Outer Envelope
Doctor Christopher Turk and Ms. Carla Espinosa-Turk
Inner Envelope
Doctor Turk and Ms. Espinosa-Turk
To a couple, both doctors
To a couple, both doctors
Outer Envelope
Doctors Douglas and Wanda Howser
or
The Doctors Howser
Inner Envelope
The Doctors Howser
To a couple, both doctors with different last names
To a couple, both doctors with
different last names
Outer Envelope
Doctor Meredith Grey and Doctor Derek Shepherd
Inner Envelope
Doctor Grey and Doctor Shepherd
To a reverend & spouse
To a reverend & spouse
Outer Envelope
The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Eric Camden
Inner Envelope
The Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Camden
To a judge & spouse
To a judge & spouse
Outer Envelope
The Honorable Marshall Eriksen and Mrs. Eriksen
or
The Honorable Marshall Eriksen and Mrs. Lily Eriksen
Inner Envelope
Judge and Mrs. Eriksen
Questions to Consider Before You Start Addressing
- Whose name goes first for couples? The person you know better, or if you’re equally close with both, list them in alphabetical order.
- Kids or no kids? If you’re keeping the day adults-only, include only parents’ names on the inner envelope. If the whole family’s invited, list the kids’ names, too.
- Want a formal feel? It’s traditional to write out the full address–for example, Street instead of St. and New York instead of NY.
- Did you choose an invitation with just an outer envelope? You’ll want to clearly state who’s invited on that envelope, saying if they can bring a guest or their kids.
- Unsure of how to spell someone’s name? Just ask! Guests will appreciate the extra effort.
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